By Mike Steely Senior Writer steelym@knoxfocus.com In what may be the shortest meeting in recent history the Knox County Commission altered its public forum rules last week. In past months the commission meetings have been contentious with anti-mask protesters...
The Knoxville Focus for November 16, 2020
Birdie’s Boutique offers trendy fashions By Mike Steely Senior Writer steelym@knoxfocus.com “New and trendy” is the theme chosen by the two partners for Birdie’s Boutique. The new women’s fashion and accessory shop will hold its Grand Opening on Black Friday, November...
Publisher’s Positions
By Steve Hunley Bill Dunn Congratulations to former State Representative Bill Dunn who has been named as senior advisor to Tennessee’s Commissioner of Education Penny Schwinn. Dunn just retired from the Tennessee General Assembly where he served for almost 30 years....
City, County Honor Veterans
By Focus Staff Last week’s Veterans Day was not memorialized with a parade but city and county officials did their part to thank those that have served. City Mayor Indya Kincannon spoke at a ceremony at the East Tennessee Veterans Memorial at Worlds Fair Park...
A Few Tennesseans of Note
Tennesseans and the New Deal By Ray Hill Few people today can imagine the suffering during the Great Depression; the Depression brought hardship, hunger and homelessness to millions of people throughout the United States. At the same time, many Americans were plagued...
Perfect season comes to an end
Goodpasture’s offense too much for CAK By Bill Howard After its thrashing of Boyd-Buchanan in the first round of the TSSAA state playoffs on Nov. 6, Christian Academy of Knoxville not only had a perfect 11-0 record, it had yielded barely 11 points per game on defense....
Local High Schools’ College Signees
Wednesday, Nov. 11, was the initial National Signing Day for Division I college basketball’s early period, which continues through Nov. 18. The initial signing day for all other Division I and II college sports, except football, also was Nov. 11 and continues through...
The Knoxville Focus for November 9, 2020
Eddie Mannis ‘ready to go to work’ in state house By Ken Lay Eddie Mannis has had very little time off recently and his hard work paid off Tuesday night. Mannis is headed to Nashville to represent District 18 in the Tennessee House of Representatives. Mannis defeated...
2020 Election in Knox County
By Steve Hunley The 2020 election is history, at least here in Knox County, yet there are some interesting things to ponder in the vote totals. Who was the night’s biggest winner locally? My answer would be Tim Burchett. The freshman congressman did even better than...
E-commerce facility at East Towne approved on first vote
By Mike Steely Senior Writer steelym@knoxfocus.com The proposal to turn former East Towne Mall into an e-commerce distribution center received unanimous approval from the Knoxville City Council Tuesday evening. Councilwoman Lauren Rider and Vice Chair Gwen McKenzie...
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Smoky Mountain Home Health and Hospice Celebrates 30 years
Since 1982, Smoky Mountain...
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Karns LL teams are battling for state berth
By Steve Williams Karns is...
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The Knoxville Focus: Monday, August 13, 2012
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92 Boxes of Love
More than 20 volunteers...
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South-Doyle Delivers Shutout over Heritage
By Adam Sullivan It’s not...
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Rosie’s World
Rosie Moore celebrated her...